The Life and Letters of John Fiske

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Book by John Spencer Clark; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. 533 pgs.

Title Page

Preface

Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

Chapter I: His Paternal Ancestry--The Green Family

Chapter II: The Middletown Environment--John Fisk-- the Fisk Homestead

Chapter III: The Fisk Household--Boyhood and Early Education 1847-1854

Chapter IV: The Marriage of Mrs. Green to Mr. Stoughton --The Change of Name to John Fisk--Two Years at Betts's Academy, Stamford--Joins Orthodox Church, Middletown 1855-1857

Chapter V: Returns to Middletown - Prepares for En- Trance at Yale - General Reading - Hum- Boldt's "Cosmos" - Dawning Rationalism -- Musical Diversions - Passes Freshman Exami- Nations for Yale - Decides to Go to Harvard 1857-1858

Chapter VI: Self-Preparation to Enter Harvard as Soph Omore--Wide Reading--Breaks Away from Christian Theology--Social Ostracism-- Leaves Middletown for Cambridge 1859-1860

Chapter VII: Boston and Cambridge 1860

Chapter VIII: Harvard College 1860-1863

Chapter IX: An Undergraduate at Harvard 1860-1863

Chapter X: Fails to Get Position as Teacher Or as Tutor at Harvard--Enters the Harvard Law School --Admitted to the Bar--His General Read Ing--Opening of Correspondence with Spen Cer--Marriage 1863-1864

Chapter XI: Gives Up Law for LIterature--Philosophy of History--Essays on Laws of History--Grote's Opinion--Correspondence with Spencer-- New Era at Harvard--University Reform --Bryce's "Holy Roman Empire" 1864-1866

Chapter XII: The Reform at Harvard Under Way--Moves to Cambridge--Domestic and Social LIfe-- Review and Essay Writing--Diversions-- Correspondence with Spencer 1866-1868

Chapter XIII: A Memorable Year to Harvard and to Fiske --Election of Charles W. Eliot as Presi Dent--Fiske Called to Lecture on the Posi Tive Philosophy--Eliot's Inauguration-- Wide Effect of Fiske's Lectures 1869

Chapter XIV: Renominated as Lecturer at Harvard--Sig Nificant Letter from Spencer--To Devote Himself to the Propagation of the Doc Trine of Evolution--Acting Professor of History at Harvard--Studies and LIterary Work 1870

Chapter XV: Second Course of Harvard Lectures--Corre Spondence with Spencer and Darwin--Lec Tures on Evolution--Persona Non Grata at Lowell Institute--Assistant LIbrarian at Harvard--Agassiz Article--Sails for Queens Town 1871-1873

Chapter XVI: Diversions--Piano Practice and Musical Com Positions--Begins Composition of A Mass-- Philosophic Thought and Religious Feeling --Domestic LIfe in Cambridge and Petersham 1871-1873

Chapter XVII: Voyage to Queenstown--Visits Cork, Blarney Castle, Lakes of Killarney, and Dublin-- Reaches Chester--First Impressions of Eng Land and English People--A Hurried Trip to London with His Friend Hutton, Thence to LIVerpool--Visits the Lake District-- Edinburgh--Scotch Highlands--Cathedral Towns--Ipswich--Cambridge 1873

Chapter XVIII: In London Again--Takes Rooms Near British Museum--Cordially Received by Spencer and Other Evolutionists--Arranges for Publication of His Book--Discussions with Spencer and Others--Religious Implica Tions of Doctrine of Evolution--Personal Sketches of Spencer, Darwin, Lewes, George Eliot, Huxley, Lyell 1873

Chapter XIX: His Continental Journey--His Original Plan and Why Curtailed--His Brief Stop in Paris and His Hasty Run Through France--His Four Weeks in Italy--Switzerland VIa Mont Cenis--Les Charmettes, Ferney, Geneva-- Rousseau, Voltaire--Impressions of Switz Erland--Down the Rhine to Belgium--Back in London--Farewell VIsits 1873-1874

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